In a drunken brawl, a 28-year-old labourer was hacked to death in Nagawarapalya in Byappanahalli on Thursday night. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Shankar, a resident of Nagwarapalya.
The police have arrested 5 accused persons Chikkatayappa, Doddatayappa, Mallesh, Mallappa and Jagadish all residents of Nagawarapalya and are natives of Kalaburagi. All the accused came to Bengaluru in search of work a year ago.
On Thursday noon, Shankar along with his friends went to a bar in Nagawarapalya for a drink. Chikkatayappa and his friends too came to the same bar. While Chikkatayappa pulled up a chair to sit, Shankar got furious and an heated argument ensued. The employees of the bar intervened and asked them to leave.
Later in the night, Chikkatayappa along with his friends went to Shankar's house and assaulted him with some weapons and fled the spot. The neighbours and family members rushed Shankar to a nearby hospital and the doctor declared him brought dead.
The police, who were informed about the murder investigated the crime and arrested the accused persons. A case has been registered in Byappanahalli police station.Earlier a case was registered aganist Shankar regarding an eve teasing case.